HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2012-193RESOLUTION NO. 2012 — 193
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 35,
ALSO KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIANS
AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ACT
WHEREAS, vulnerable women and children in California are held against their
will and forced into prostitution for the financial gain of human traffickers; and
WHEREAS, California harbors three of FBI's 13 highest child sex trafficking
areas in the nation: Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition ("BSCC"), located in National
City, is a non-profit agency providing comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking;
and
WHEREAS, many victims are runaway girls who have already suffered sexual
abuse as children; and
WHEREAS, the average age that a victim is first trafficked for sex in the U.S. is
just 12-14 years old; and
WHEREAS, the prevalence and anonymity of the internet has fueled the rapid
growth of sex trafficking, making the trade of women and children easier than ever before; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 35 is a ballot initiative on the November 2012 California
General Election to fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women and children. It
increases penalties against human traffickers and online predators, requires convicted sex
traffickers to register as sex offenders, requires all registered sex offenders to provide the
authorities with information about their internet accounts, and uses the fines against convicted
traffickers to pay for victim services; and
WHEREAS, thirty percent of the fines collected and deposited shall be granted to
law enforcement and prosecution agencies in the jurisdiction in which the charges were filed to
fund human trafficking prevention, witness protection, and rescue operations.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of National City supports
Proposition 35.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of Septembfi012.
ATTEST:
/i.
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
n Morrison, Mayor
OVED AS TO FORM:
CI.':i.' a '` Silva
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
September 18, 2012 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Natividad, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: Councilmember Zarate.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City o National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-193 of the City of National City, Califomia, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on September 18, 2012.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy